
Customs officers intercept $70,000 worth of cocaine hidden in insulated thermal cups
CNN
Customs officers intercepted four separate shipments of cocaine with a total street value of $70,000 hidden inside insulated thermal cups, the US Customs and Border Protection said in a statement.
The shipments from Jamaica were discovered at processing centers in Cincinnati, New York and Philadelphia, the CBP said. Each shipment contained four souvenir insulated thermal cups packed with tea bags, bagged spices or vaporizing ointment in addition to 250 to 260 grams of cocaine. The cocaine was hidden within the insulating layer of each cup, the CBP said.

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